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Ah Hu blinked, "Then, what do you call the matter of the scholars?"
Yan Zhaoge said solemnly, "Promoting the cultural exchange between the two worlds, establishing a bridge of communication."
Ah Hu opened his mouth, yet did not utter a sound.
By the side, Feng Yunsheng burst out laughing, while Xue Fei smiled bitterly, shaking his head. Han Long 'er had a blank look on his face.
Finally, with the lofty aspiration of promoting the cultural exchange between the two worlds, Yan Zhaoge successfully 'borrowed' a large amount of ancient texts from the library of that manor.
After a period of study, he finally gained a vague understanding of the language of this world.
As he had guessed earlier, the civilisations here also originated from before the Great Calamity. However, because of the Great Calamity, culture had been severed, everything could only be restarted from the foundations left behind. Therefore, it was also very different from the Eight Extremities World.
Fortunately, however, they still originated from the same source, being able to follow certain pathways.
After some stumbling, Yan Zhaoge finally gained an initial understanding of this world that they currently resided in.
This place was commonly known as the Floating Life World.
Like the Eight Extremities World, this place had also been formed after the Great Calamity when the world had shattered.
The civilisations of before the Great Calamity had been severed, with only a few remnants remaining. The people living here had reestablished their own civilisations.
Unlike the Eight Extremities World, currently walking on the same path as the world of before the Great Calamity, the Floating Life World walked on a different path.
While there was also a martial civilisation here, it was a completely different kind of martial dao.
The martial practitioners of the Floating Life World were known as demonic bloodline cultivators. They refined the bloodline of demonic beasts with their human bodies, then used it as a foundation to cultivate, raising their strength from there.
"If the descriptions of the environment here in those books are accurate, this Floating Life World should not be as huge as the Eight Extremities World." Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, "This way, it will at least be a little easier for us to find the other half of the mirror and determine the location of the dimensional passageway."
Xue Fei said, "Even so, we still have to make the best use of our time. Who knows where the entrance of the dimensional passageway is? Travelling also requires time."
Yan Zhaoge patted his head, "It is precisely so."
Everyone continued onward, nearing a large city. Seeing people coming and going, and hearing the unfamiliar language being spoken, they looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Yan Zhaoge shrugged, "It's still better to interact with people first. The ancient book doesn't describe the current situation."
Xue Fei frowned, "It's fine if they think we're outsiders. However, if we're seen through that we're not from this Floating Life World, it would be hard for us to avoid trouble. Actually, a foreigner's face is already very eye-catching. "
Yan Zhaoge laughed, "There's an old saying that goes well: children's words carry no harm."
Saying thus, Yan Zhaoge leisurely walked and stopped, passing by some hawkers selling snacks as he roughly observed the amount of money spent by the people here.
Knowing that gold and silver could also be used here, Yan Zhaoge stealthily stole away some cakes and candies, before leaving behind a bit of silver that far exceeded their value.
Then, he wandered around the city, following the sound of reading, and found a place that looked like a private school.
Yan Zhaoge stood by the window, quietly looking at the teacher inside teaching some children.
Even as the children were listening, he was actually listening attentively as well.
Seeing this, Feng Yunsheng, Xue Fei and the others did not have any intention of laughing at him. After the children had left school, Yan Zhaoge was all smiles as he used his half-baked language of the Floating Life World to try and get close to those children with some cakes and candies.
Xue Fei swivelled his head and said to Han Long 'er, "There are many children here. Do you know why your senior apprentice-brother Yan is looking for children from the academy?"
Han Long 'er shook his head blankly, as Xue Fei explained, "While children's words carry no harm, there are also differences between children. The children who play around in the marketplace know more about the minor matters of the marketplace. However, what we want to understand now is the broader situation of this world. Therefore, we are looking for these children from the academy."
Saying thus, Xue Fei sighed, "Also, the children who grow up in the marketplace are more mature, more slippery, and more mischievous. They won't be so easily coaxed by your senior apprentice-brother Yan. At the same time, news will spread quickly, and it will also be easy for news of us and our matters to be leaked."
"These children from the academy usually come into contact with simpler people. If it isn't the academy, it is their parents at home. Their hearts are also purer."
"Also, pay attention. The children that your senior apprentice-brother Yan is looking for are all dressed in relatively simple clothes. These children's families are able to provide for their education, but they won't be too extravagant or rich. Most of their families are honest and dutiful, believing that it is better to avoid trouble. Even if the children return and mention the strange actions of strangers like us, the chances of news leaking out will also be lower."
"At the same time, their parents won't give them too much pocket money. Those children from wealthy families won't be easily bought over by your senior apprentice-brother Yan with just a few pieces of cake."
While he had mistakenly entered the Floating Life World and his future was uncertain, since he had brought Han Long 'er out this time, Xue Fei would make good use of this chance to temper this junior apprentice-brother of his.
These were all insignificant and insignificant matters, but Xue Fei mainly hoped that Ying Longtu's thoughts would become more flexible, becoming more and more enlightened.
Hearing his words, Ying Longtu nodded thoughtfully.
Ah Hu grinned, "It really must have been hard for Young Master not to be taken for a human trafficker."
Feng Yunsheng smiled, "It should have been hard for him to be able to converse with the locals so quickly."
Ah Hu gave a simple and honest laugh, "That's right. This time, I really admire Young Master to the point of prostrating myself in admiration."
Yan Zhaoge was actually not relaxed at all at this moment. Learning a new language on his own, and doing so within such a short period of time at that, was not a very comfortable thing.
He had to expend a great deal of effort before he could make the students before him understand his questions.
Yan Zhaoge just had the feeling that the gazes of these little children before him carried a deep disdain as they looked at him.
Already so old, they still can't speak as fluently as us.
It was roughly like this …
As for the answers of these children, Yan Zhaoge didn't understand most of them, only able to memorise them, even coaxing them to write on the ground before slowly pondering over them himself later.
Amongst these, there should also be many children who had misinterpreted his meaning, giving wrong answers. He could only slowly sort them out afterwards.
"Easy for me, I …" Yan Zhaoge cursed unceasingly within his heart. Suddenly, his mind jolted slightly as he swivelled his head to look.
On the streets of the city, someone was dragging a massive prison carriage forward, the mournful roars of beasts resounding from within.
Yan Zhaoge thought, "From the looks of it, the people here will try to capture strange demonic beasts, then extract their bloodline and use it to groom demonic bloodline cultivators."
With this, the children beside him could no longer sit still as they ran towards the prison carriage, watching excitedly.
Yan Zhaoge stood where he was, not minding it at all. He had already asked all that he wanted to ask.
However, as his gaze fell on a certain person, it involuntarily froze.
Sikong Qing!
"No, it should be said that it's someone like Ouyang Qi and Chang Ning," Yan Zhaoge's pupils dilated slightly. (To be continued.)
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